Internship with Harvard-based privacy start-up fighting fake news
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Who we are:
humanID (www.human-id.org) is an ambitious open source project, aiming to preserve online privacy, stop fake news and end cyber-bullying. The team includes several Harvard & MIT graduate students, as well as senior engineers, cyber-security experts and experienced entrepreneurs, and is backed by Harvard Business School and the Mozilla Foundation.
humanID is an anonymous, nonprofit and open-source online identity, replacing Social Sign-Ins (SSOs) such as ‘Login with Facebook’. The login enables complete privacy at full convenience. No password, no data stored. At the same time, we enable communities to block abusive users and bot networks - a main driver behind the spread of fake news.
humanID launched in August 2020 after 18 months of research and development, and experts from MIT, NATO and Google have confirmed the huge potential in fighting back social media manipulation, disinformation and data leaks.
Glassdoor Rating: 4.7
What we're looking for:
We are a volunteer-driven nonprofit where interns take over real responsibilities and experience a true tech startup, with a strong focus on your individualized learning goals! During this summer, interns from Harvard, MIT, Berkeley and Columbia were leading teams, initiatives, sales calls and much more.
All roles will work directly with the founders, 2 recent HBS graduates based in Cambridge. We're a small team and will ensure that roles and tasks are adjusted to your specific learning objectives.
Legal internship details:
Category of legal unpaid intern: Volunteer
Compliance with New York State and Federal Labor Laws
Roles available:
- Human Resources & Recruiting
- Review candidates resumes
- Create and update job descriptions
- Serve as the first point of contact for new hires
- Assist in maintaining and organizing HR files, records, and databases
- Conduct interviews with potential new hires
- Digital Art & Graphic Design
- Design merchandise for our membership program
- Develop infographics and other visual material for various marketing purposes.
- Create videos to illustrate the problems we’re solving, and tell our story.
- Work with the Product team on UI/UX solutions for new features and products.
- Develop iconography and graphics for various article posts, social media visuals/posts, and website visuals.
- Business Development (Fundraising/Outreach/Sales)
- Outreach to a variety of individuals/organizations: ex) foundations, donors, possible clients, journalists (via messages, NO cold calls!)
- Writing grant applications
- Maintaining relationships with donors
- Build a CRM to track and streamline outreach
- Learn how to build valuable connections and relationships with promising leads
- Learn to analyze sales funnel data
- Technology
- Collaborate with experienced engineers in developing a unique SSO product and its supporting components
- Add value from day one by working and launching features within first two months
- Write code that will become part of the internet's core infrastructure!
U.S. Time Zone Disclaimer:
Most meetings and events at humanID will be in PST (PT Pacific Time UTC -8:00 / -7:00) and EST (ET Eastern Time UTC -5:00 / -4:00). Please make sure to note when these meetings and events will be based on your location's time zones.
Location & Details:
Roles can be part-time or full-time, and will be unpaid. You will take on significant responsibility and make a direct positive impact! We are actively recruiting year round for applicants that can commit at least 15 hours a week for 4 months. We are looking for interns starting anytime, including spring semester and summer.
humanID has been completely remote and globally setup even before the pandemic, and welcomes team members from anywhere in the world.